THE COW, THE FLY AND THE MAN

   A cow grazed in a field when a fly sat on his back. The cow tried to hit the fly with his tail, saying:

    -Go out from my back, despicable insect!

   But the fly escaped and answered:

   -The man takes your milk, eats your meat and you irritate yourself just with me who only sat on your back!

  The cow thought, but irritated yet more and hit the fly with his tail, killing the insect.

    (Osmar Batista Leal) 


    "A vaca, a mosca e o homem " , versão em português desta fábula, encontra-se no livro A PERSEVERANÇA DO TATU, à venda no CLUBE DE AUTORES ou com o autor.